diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fc5399c..b02bea2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM checkmarx/kics:v2.1.17 as kics-env
+FROM checkmarx/kics:v2.1.18 as kics-env
  
 FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/wolfi-base:latest
  
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0dc8a0..d3b4ae3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Ensure that you're using the <a href="https://github.com/Checkmarx/kics-github-a
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     # Scan Iac with kics
     - name: run kics Scan
-      uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.17
+      uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.18
       with:
         # scanning two directories: ./terraform/ ./cfn-templates/ plus a single file
         path: 'terraform,cfn-templates,my-other-sub-folder/Dockerfile'
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ If you want KICS to ignore the results and return exit status code 0 unless a KI
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: run kics Scan
-      uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.17
+      uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.18
       with:
         path: 'terraform'
         ignore_on_exit: results
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ If want your pipeline just to fail on HIGH and MEDIUM severity results and KICS
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: run kics Scan
-      uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.17
+      uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.18
       with:
         path: 'terraform,my-other-sub-folder/Dockerfile'
         fail_on: high,medium
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: run kics Scan
-      uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.17
+      uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.18
       with:
         path: test/samples/positive1.tf,test/samples/positive2.tf
         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ You can only enable one profiler at a time, CPU or MEM.
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: run kics Scan
-        uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.17
+        uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.18
         with:
           path: 'terraform'
           profiling: MEM
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ jobs:
         # make sure results dir is created
         run: mkdir -p results-dir
       - name: Run KICS Scan with SARIF result
-        uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.17
+        uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.18
         with:
           path: 'terraform'
           # when provided with a directory on output_path
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ jobs:
           }
           EOF
       - name: Run KICS Scan using config
-        uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.17
+        uses: checkmarx/kics-github-action@v2.1.18
         with:
           path: 'terraform'
           config_path: ./kics.config